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Basket Case: The Frenetic Life of Michigan Coach Bill Frieder

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William Samuel “Bill” Frieder (born March 3, 1942) is a former basketball coach at Michigan (1981-1989) and Arizona State (1989-1997). Frieder’s 1985-86 team was once the last Michigan team to win a Big Ten Championship until the 2011-12 team. Just before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Frieder announced that he would go away Michigan for Arizona State on the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler ordered Frieder to depart straight away, and named best assistant Steve Fisher because the interim coach for the tournament. Schembechler famously announced, “A Michigan man will coach Michigan, now not an Arizona State man.” The Wolverines went directly to win the tournament and Fisher was once officially given the top coaching job. Michigan credits the 1988-89 team’s regular season to Frieder and the NCAA tournament to Fisher.

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